First published 2014
Sam Temple watches Perdido Beach go up in flames as Zil and the Human Crew torch the town. Through the smoke and chaos, he spots the one person he hoped never to see again: Drake. Sam and his brother Caine thought they had destroyed Drake along with the Darkness, but they were wrong. Now Drake is back, and the town is tearing itself apart. Astrid battles the Town Council for control while the Human Crew wages war against the mutants. Meanwhile, the prophetess Orsay and her follower Nerezza spread their message that only death can free everyone from the FAYZ. A girl who died has returned to walk among the living, and no one knows who can be trusted anymore. As conditions inside the barrier grow more desperate, Sam must face Drake once again while everything he has fought to protect burns around him.
Genres: adventure, contemporary, action, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Perdido Beach
Period: World War II
504 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Jeunesse
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence, violence